Oceania Nations Cup 1973
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The Oceania Cup 1973 was the first Oceania-wide tournament ever held. It took place in New Zealand from 17 February 1973–24 February 1973. All matches were held at Newmarket Park, in Auckland, and five teams participated: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Tahiti, New Hebrides (now known as Vanuatu) and Fiji.
At the time, the Oceania Football Confederation was not considered a full FIFA Confederation, and as such allowed national teams unaffiliated with FIFA to enter.
The teams played each other according to a round-robin format, and the top two teams (New Zealand and Tahiti) played off in a final to determine the winner. New Caledonia and New Hebrides also played each other, on the same day as the final, to determine third place.
New Zealand won the tournament with a 2-0 victory in the final, while New Caledonia retained third place by defeating New Hebrides 2-1.
Group table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Tahiti | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | New Caledonia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | New Hebrides | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | Fiji | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
Match results
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round robin | ||||
| 17 February | Tahiti | 2-1 | New Caledonia | Erroll Bennett (Tahiti), Alexis Tumahai (Tahiti), Roger Mandin (New Caledonia) |
| February 17 | New Zealand | 5-1 | Fiji | Brian Alfred Turner (New Zealand), David Taylor (New Zealand), Geoff C. Brand (New Zealand), Malcolm Bland (New Zealand), Alan Vest (New Zealand), Terio Vakatawa (Fiji) |
| February 18 | New Caledonia | 4-1 | New Hebrides | Michael Dupuy (New Hebrides), Jean Hmae (New Caledonia, 2 goals), Segin Wayewol (New Caledonia), Pierre Wacapo (New Caledonia) |
| February 18 | New Zealand | 1-1 | Tahiti | Erroll Bennett (Tahiti), Alan Vest (New Zealand) |
| February 20 | New Caledonia | 2-0 | Fiji | Segin Wayewol (New Caledonia, 2 goals) |
| February 20 | Tahiti | 0-0 | New Hebrides | |
| February 21 | New Hebrides | 2-1 | Fiji | Alick Saurei (New Hebrides), Jacky Valette (New Hebrides), Josateki Kurivitu (Fiji) |
| February 21 | New Zealand | 2-1 | New Caledonia | Alan Marley (New Zealand), Colin W. Latimour (New Zealand), Jean Xowie (New Caledonia) |
| February 23 | Tahiti | 4-0 | Fiji | Claude Carrara (Tahiti), Harold Ng Fok (Tahiti), Gilles Malinowski (Tahiti), Roland de Marigny (Tahiti) |
| February 23 | New Zealand | 3-1 | New Hebrides | Malcolm Bland (New Zealand), Brian Hardman (New Zealand), Alan Marley (New Zealand), Raymond Valette (New Hebrides) |
| Playoffs | ||||
| February 24 | New Caledonia | 2-1 | New Hebrides | Gerald Delmas (New Caledonia), Jean Xowie (New Caledonia), Charles Galinie (New Hebrides) |
| February 24 | New Zealand | 2-0 | Tahiti | David Taylor (New Zealand), Alan Marley (New Zealand) |
Goalscorers (overall)
3 goals
- Erroll Bennett
- Alan Marley
- Segin Wayewol
2 goals
- Malcolm Bland
- Jean Hmae
- David Taylor
- Alan Vest
- Jean Xowie
1 goal
- Geoff Brand
- Claude Carrara
- Gerald Delmas
- Harold Ng Fok
- Charles Galinie
- Brian Hardman
- Josateki Kurivitu
- Colin Latimour
- Gilles Malinowski
- Roger Mandin
- Roland de Marigny
- Alick Saurei
- Alexis Tumahai
- Brian Turner
- Terio Vakatawa
- Jacky Valette
- Raymond Valette
- Pierre Wacapo
References
- [rec.sports.soccer Statistics Foundation page on Oceania Cup]. Accessed 6 September, 2005.
- [rec.sports.soccer Statistics Foundation 1973 Oceania Cup results]. Accessed 6 September, 2005.
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